The image above is of the album's rear cover as seen on the
original 1972 LP.

Like the front cover - there are slight differences to be found in the
releases for different countries and over time. The most common are slight colour
variation (i.e. the exact colour shades vary - probably due to the different colours used
in printing runs), cropping (i.e. slightly more or less of the phone box is shown)
and border surrounds (i.e. some have white borders, some black, most have no
borders).

The "A GEM PRODUCTION" logo appeared solo on all
Ziggy Stardust LPs before December 1972.

After December 1972 all David Bowie LPs
additionally carried the "MAINMAN" logo as well. Hence, the image above was a later
production LP while the High Resolution image (see above) was the earliest production.

The most famous difference is the 1972 Spanish Ziggy
Stardust LP's rear cover which was printed in duotone blue and not colour as above.

A notable feature of the rear cover are the famous
words/instruction appearing at the bottom left corner: "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM
VOLUME" (missing on the 1999 EMI / Virgin CD release!).

Also of
interest is possible finger-writing on the glass. Check out the left pane - second
from the top. Is that the letter "B" for Bowie?

For more information and detail concerning the
Front and
Rear covers see also: